The Finnish Defence Forces secures Finland’s territorial integrity, the livelihood and basic rights of its population and the freedom of action of the government, as well as defends the rule of law. This will not change as a Nato member state.
On 1 July 2025, it is 100 years since the beginning of ground-based air defence training in Finland.
The Finnish Air Force will host the multinational Atlantic Trident 25 exercise and the deployment of NATO RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft.
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General Janne Jaakkola is the commander of the FDF. The commander takes the strategic decisions on national military defence and commands the activities of the services and the National Defence University.
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In exercise Aurora 23, we defend Sweden together. The Finnish Defence Forces will participate in the exercise with more than 1,000 people.
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